honeydew

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Noun

honeydew

1. A sweet sticky substance deposited on leaves by insects.
2. A sweet sticky substance produced by the leaves of some plants.
3. (countable) A melon with sweet green flesh, with a smooth greenish-white exterior, of cultivar group Cucumis melo Inodorus group.
4. A light bluish-green colour, like that of a honeydew melon.

    

5. A fine sort of tobacco moistened with molasses.

Synonyms

• (fruit) honeydew melon

Translations

• French: miellat
• German: Honigtau
• Russian: медвя́ная роса́

Translations

• French: miellat
• German: Honigtau
• Russian: медвя́ная роса́

Translations

• French: melon miel
• German: Honigmelone
• Russian: муска́тная ды́ня

Adjective

honeydew

1. Of a light bluish green colour, like that of a honeydew melon.

Related terms

• mildew

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